Excessive gingival pigmentation is a major esthetic concern for many people. The gingiva an important intraoral tissue which when affected particularly by mainly responsible the unpleasant appearance. A harmonious smile accounts perfect balance between pink and white component of oral cavity. It affects confidence, self-esteem, esthetics individual, can also have psychological impact on them. M...

Aesthetic concerns are increasing rapidly; thus, several approaches have been suggested for treating gingival melanin pigmentation. Lasers reported as an effective new tool, and the Nd:YAG laser beam has affinity haemoglobin. However, ceramic bur is simple less bleeding effect during operation than conventional techniques. This study aimed to compare outcomes of depigmentation using in two diff...

IN 1921 Peutz described a family with intestinal polyposis and spots of melanin pigmentation in and around the mouth. Prior to this, in 1896, Sir Jonathan Hutchinson described two girls with pigmented patches in the oral mucosa and around the mouth. Later, Parkes Weber (1919) reported that one of these twins died of what appeared to be an intussusception. Since 1921 over one hundred cases have ...

were typical, but though she was dull and unresponsive it was not possible to say that her mental condition was in any way abnormal. Her blood picture was still microcytic and hypochromic, but her hemoglobin was up to the normal average of her class at the time of discharge. Case 2.?D. C., Bengalee Hindu female, aged 35 years, non-vegetarian, was admitted on 2nd June, 1937, for dermatitis affec...

Background: Cigarette smoking is a significant risk factor for periodontal disease. It also causes pigmentation of oral mucosa. The present study was aimed to assess the effects of smoking on lip and gingival pigmentation and periodontal status and the relationship between pigmentation and periodontal parameters. Methods: A total of 109 smokers and an equal number of non-smoker controls (mean a...

Periorificial lentiginosis, also knew as Peutz–Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), is an autosomally dominant inherited condition determined by a mutation localized at 19p13.3 responsible for mucocutaneous pigmentation and gastrointestinal polyps. Skinand mucosal pigmentation may be present at birth but usually occur in early childhood, and occasionally may develop later. Round, oval or irregular patches o...

IntroductIon traditional surgical treatments to improve facial wrinkles and skin laxity include face-lifting and blepharoplasty, alone or combined with chemical peels and dermabrasion.1 Chemical peels and dermabrasion are effective, but their use around the eyes and mouth is limited1 and the risks of scarring, pigmentation problems and unpredictability in the depth of tissue injury are consider...

A 74-year-old man with an occult carcinoma of the colon developed pigmentation of the mouth and penis typical of the Peutz-Jeghers syndrome as the first manifestation of bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation. The simultaneous appearance of extraocular pigmented lesion and those in the uveal tract of both eyes of this patient provides further evidence that bilateral diffuse uveal mel...

The identification of the southern African Synodontis species is hampered by variable and overlapping morphological characteristics such as colour, pigmentation patterns and morphometric ratios. Species are often misidentified due to the complicated nature of the present identification keys. The proposed morphological key in this note uses simplified characters (e.g. the shape of the humeral pr...

Manifest, with pigmentation and achlorhydria, a diagnosis of pernicious anaemia is suggested, while the Cracks at the angles of the mouth, and the chronic glossitis may lead us astray by simulating a syphilitic condition. Clinical Picture.?The patients are all women, and, ^vhat is more, generally women of middle age, thin, Pale and " worried." Advice is usually sought on a?count of difficulty i...